Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia: Lower Extremities

Topics:

• Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks:
• Anatomy, US Characteristics, Scanning & Injection Techniques
• Femoral Nerve: Single Injection vs. Continuous Nerve Block
• Sciatic Nerve: Subgluteal and Popliteal Blocks
• Ankle Blocks: Tibial Nerve, Deep Peroneal, Sural & Saphenous

Objectives

At the completion of this enduring material the participant should be able to:

1. Increase the participants’ knowledge and competence to perform Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia procedures.
2. Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided lower extremities regional anesthesia nerve blocks.
3. Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria to integrate the skills learned into clinical practice

Video Length: 00:53:00